Coffman Woods Preserve, Keokuk Co.
(by Latin family name)

Explanatory Notes

FAMILY
SPECIES
COMMON NAME
ORIGIN
ANGIOSPERMS, GYMNOSPERMS, FERNS    
Trees      
Aceraceae Acer negundo L. Boxelder, Ash-leaved maple Native
Fagaceae Quercus bicolor Willd. Swamp white oak Native
Fagaceae Quercus cf. bicolor x Q. alba Northern red oak-white oak hybrid Native
Fagaceae Quercus rubra L. [= Q. borealis] Northern red oak Native
Juglandaceae Carya cordiformis (Wang.) K. Koch Bitternut Hickory Native
Juglandaceae Carya ovata (Miller) K. Koch Shagbark Hickory Native
Oleaceae Fraxinus sp. Ash  
Rosaceae Prunus serotina Ehrh. Wild black cerry Native
Tiliaceae Tilia americana L. Basswood, Linden Native
Ulmaceae Celtis occidentalis L. Hackberry Native
Ulmaceae Ulmus rubra Muhl. Slippery or red elm Native
       
Shrubs/Vines      
Betulaceae Corylus americana Walter American Hazel-Nut Native
Brassicaceae Barbarea vulgaris R. Br. Yellow Rocket Eurasia
Caprifoliaceae Lonicera sp. Honeysuckle Native
Caprifoliaceae Lonicera sp. Honeysuckle Alien
Cornaceae Cornus sp. Dogwood  
Grossulariaceae Ribes sp. Gooseberry  
Menispermaceae Menispermum canadense L. Moonseed Native
Rutaceae Zanthoxylum americanum Mill. Prickly-ash Native
Smilacaceae Smilax herbacea L. Carrion-flower Native
Smilacaceae Smilax hispida Muhl. Bristly greenbrier Native
Vitaceae Parthenocissus quinquefolia (L.) Planchon Virginia-creeper, woodbine Native
Vitaceae Vitis sp. Grape  
       
Herbs      
Apiaceae Cryptotaenia canadensis (L.) DC. Honewort Native
Apiaceae Osmorhiza claytonii (Michx.) C.B. Clarke Bland Sweet Cicely Native
Apiaceae Osmorhiza longistylus (Torr.) DC. Long-styled Sweet cicely Native
Apiaceae Sanicula gregaria E. Bickn. Common Snakeroot Native
Araceae Arisaema triphyllum (L.) Schott Jack-in-the-Pulpit/Indian Turnip Native
Asteraceae Erigeron sp. Daisy, fleabane  
Asteraceae Eupatorium rugosum Houttuyn White snakeroot Native
Asteraceae Helianthus sp. Sunflower  
Asteraceae Lactuca sp. Lettuce  
Asteraceae Taraxacum officinale weber ex Wiggers Common Dandelion Eurasia
Balsaminaceae Impatiens capensis Meerb. [= I. biflora] Orange Touch-me-not Native
Berberidaceae Podophyllum peltatum L. May-apple, mandrake Native
Boraginaceae Hackelia virginiana (L.) I.M. Johnston Stickseed, beggar's lice Native
Brassicaceae Cardamine concatenata (Michx.) O. Schwarz [= Dentaria laciniata] Five-parted toothwort Native
Caryophyllaceae Cerastium sp. Mouse-ear chickweed  
Caryophyllaceae Moehringia lateriflora L. [= Arenaria l.] Sandwort Native
Caryophyllaceae Silene stellata (L.) Aiton f. Starry campion Native
Commelinaceae Tradescantia virginiana L. Virginia spiderwort Native
Cyperaceae Carex blanda Dewey Sedge Native
Geraniaceae Geranium maculatum L. Wild Geranium Native
Hydrophyllaceae Hydrophyllum virginianum L. Eastern Waterleaf Native
Lamiaceae Agastache sp. Giant hyssop  
Liliaceae Polygonatum biflorum (Walter) Elliott Solomon's Seal Native
Liliaceae Smilacina racemosa (L.) Desf. False Solomon's Seal Native
Liliaceae Smilacina stellata (L.) Desf. False Solomon's Seal Native
Liliaceae Uvularia grandiflora J.E. Smith Bellwort, merrybells Native
Onagraceae Circaea lutetiana L. Enchanters Nightshade Native
Ophioglossaceae Botrychium virginianum (L.) Sw. Rattlesnake Fern Native
Orchidaceae Galearis spectabilis L. [= Orchis s.] Showy orchis Native
Oxalidaceae Oxalis sp. Wood-sorrell  
Plantaginaceae Plantago sp. Plantain  
Poaceae Festuca subverticillata (Pers.) E. Alexeev. [= F. obtusa] Nodding fescue Native
Polemoniaceae Phlox divaricata L. Blue Phlox Native
Polygonaceae Rumex sp. Dock, sorrell  
Portulacaceae Claytonia virginica L. Spring Beauty Native
Ranunculaceae Aquilegia canadensis L. Canada-columbine Native
Ranunculaceae Ranunculus abortivus L. Small-flowered Crowfoot Native
Rubiaceae Galium aparine L. Cleavers Native
Rubiaceae Galium cf concinnum T. & G. Shining bedstraw Native
Rubiaceae Galium circaezans Michx. Forest Bedstraw Native
Scrophulariaceae Veronica arvensis L. Corn-speedwell Eurasia
Smilacaceae Smilax ecirrhata (Engelm.) S. Wats. Carrion flower Native
Urticaceae Pilea sp. Clearweed  
Violaceae Viola pubescens Aiton Yellow Forest-violet Native

TOTAL: 67 species
Alien Species: 4 (6%) 

Last Updated: 04/08/2002

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